Conference Editor

Jianshun Zhang; Edward Bogucz; Cliff Davidson; Elizabeth Krietmeyer

Location

Syracuse, NY

Event Website

http://ibpc2018.org/

Start Date

25-9-2018 3:15 PM

End Date

25-9-2018 5:00 PM

Description

The growth medium of a green roof is likely to affect the chemistry of the rainwater passing through it, which may impact the receiving waters. Currently only limited data exist on the changes in rain chemistry caused by green roofs. The objectives of this project are to determine the differences in concentration of several contaminants in rain and in runoff from a green roof in downtown Syracuse, NY, and to explore reasons for the observed differences. A few samples were collected in 2014 and 2016, but most of the data are from 2017. Collection of precipitation uses funnels, while collection of runoff takes place using a drainpipe that connects to several roof drains. Both types of samples are analyzed by ion chromatography for chloride, sulfate, and nitrate. Preliminary tests show that chloride concentrations in the green roof runoff are generally greater than or equal to those in precipitation. Sulfate in the runoff is greatly enhanced compared with precipitation. Nitrate concentrations do not show a clear pattern. Engineered soil greatly influences the chemistry of the incoming rain, and additional research is needed to better understand this chemistry.

Comments

If you are experiencing accessibility issues with this item, please contact the Accessibility and Inclusion Librarian through lib-accessibility@syr.edu with your name, SU NetID, the SURFACE link, title of record, and author & and reason for request.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.14305/ibpc.2018.ps11

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

COinS
 
Sep 25th, 3:15 PM Sep 25th, 5:00 PM

Chemical Analysis of Precipitation and Stormwater Runoff from a Large Green Roof

Syracuse, NY

The growth medium of a green roof is likely to affect the chemistry of the rainwater passing through it, which may impact the receiving waters. Currently only limited data exist on the changes in rain chemistry caused by green roofs. The objectives of this project are to determine the differences in concentration of several contaminants in rain and in runoff from a green roof in downtown Syracuse, NY, and to explore reasons for the observed differences. A few samples were collected in 2014 and 2016, but most of the data are from 2017. Collection of precipitation uses funnels, while collection of runoff takes place using a drainpipe that connects to several roof drains. Both types of samples are analyzed by ion chromatography for chloride, sulfate, and nitrate. Preliminary tests show that chloride concentrations in the green roof runoff are generally greater than or equal to those in precipitation. Sulfate in the runoff is greatly enhanced compared with precipitation. Nitrate concentrations do not show a clear pattern. Engineered soil greatly influences the chemistry of the incoming rain, and additional research is needed to better understand this chemistry.

https://surface.syr.edu/ibpc/2018/posters/11

 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.